This is a guide on how to write a good essay.

1. GREAT ESSAY
How to?

2. Use…
• Correct subject-verb
agreement
• Compound / complex
sentences
• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• Vivid verbs
• Idioms / proverbs
• Sentence connectors

3. Subject-verb Agreement
• He goes to school.
• She cries in her room.
• The cat eats the fish.
• Hikam is a handsome boy.
• Ain does revision every night.
• Syukri has many girlfriends.
• I love watching movies.
• You like coffee or tea?
• They came from that city.
• Nahwan and Rezki are best friends.
• We have some ice cream.
• The girls do the workout at the gym.

4. Compound
/ Complex
Sentences
• Both Said and Wadi are
very good-looking.
• I really want to go to
that party, but my
mother forbid me to do
so.
• Sofia cooks the dinner
early so that she could
do her homework later.
• Mawaddah hates cakes
because she is allergic to
butter.
• Both Said and Wadi
are very good-looking,
so there are many
girls trying to
approach them.
• Sofia cooked the
dinner early so that
she could do her
homework later, but
her brother made a
mess that she ended
up having to cook
again and be at the
kitchen the entire
evening.

5. Adjectives
accidental admirable adventurous affectionate anxious
attractive boyish cautious choosy childish
courageous dangerous disastrous obedient sunny
talkative' thoughtful tiresome wise watery

6. Adverbs
ask politely
bark fiercely
/ joyfully
behave rudely blow gently clap excitedly
cry bitterly sleep soundly fight bravely
dance
gracefully
smiled happily
singing
sweetly
answer
correctly
frown sulkily
/ worriedly
fall
accidentally /
heavily
eat greedily /
ungrily
drive carefully

7. Vivid Verbs
• Vivid verbs are a great way to
create interest and excitement
in what you are writing.
• walk you could use stroll, scuff
or stride instead.
• A person can walk
• A person can stroll (slow, even
indicate a lazy pace).
• A person can stride (long
steps).
• A person can scuff (drag your
shoes on the ground).

8. Some more examples…
graze, caress, stroke.
Touch
whimper, blubber, bawl.
Cry
glare, gaze, glimpse.
See
adore, admire, cherish.
Like
loathe, despise, scorn.
Dislike
gorge, nibble, gobble
Eat

9. Vivid Verbs List ~ Hearing (Loud)
crash thunder yell blare thud boom
bang smash explode roar scream screech
shout yell whistle whine squawk bark
bawl bray rage grate slam clap
stomp stamp jangle clash deafening pierce

10. Idioms / Proverbs
• Isu hangat
A hot potato
• pendapat
A penny for your thoughts
• Niat sebenar akan terpancar melalui perbuatan
Actions speak louder than words
• Memburukkan lagi keadaan
Add insult to injury
• Tanpa ragu-ragu / sekelip mata
At the drop of a hat
• Terpulang kpd awak utk buat keputusan
Ball is in your court
• Menuduh orang yang salah
Barking up the wrong tree
• Idea / rancangan yg bernas
Best thing since sliced bread
• Mengambil tugasan melebihi kemampuan
Bite off more than you can chew
• Study / buat kerja sampai ltengah nalam
Burn the midnight oil

11. Idioms / Proverbs
• Sangat mahal
Costs an arm and a leg
• Nasi sudah menjadi bubur
Cry over spilt milk
• Perasaan ingin tahu boleh membawa padah
Curiosity killed the cat
• Keadaan kritikal yang memerlukan tindakan drastik
Drastic times call for drastic measures
• Di sebalik setiap kesusahan ada kesenangan
Every cloud has a silver lining
• Jauh berbeza daripada…
Far cry from…
• Tak sihat
Under the weather
• Mendengar khabar angin
Hear it on the grapevine
• Buat atau cakap perkara yang tepat.
Hit the nail on the head
• Masuk tidur
Hit the sack

12. Idioms / Proverbs
• Tindakan/komunikasi memerlukan lebih dr seorang
It takes two to tango
• Ikut trend terkini
Jump on the bandwagon
• Sambil menyelam minum air
Kill two birds with one stone
• Terlepas peluang
Miss the boat
• Biadap
Not a spark of decency
• Orang yang kurang pandai………
Not playing with a full deck
• Sangat memahami keadaan
On the ball
• Sangat senang
Piece of cake
• Berpura-pura baik di hadapan orang lain
Put wool over other people's
eyes
• Tiada idea / jawapan kepada soalan
Your guess is as good as mine

13. Sentence Connectors
Adding information
• Firstly, secondly, thirdly
• Next
• Besides that
• Moreover
• Then
• In addition
• Furhtermore
• Plus
Contrast
• However
• Nevertheless
• On the other hand
• Even so
• Despite
• Yet
Jadi
• Thus
• Therefore
• So
• Hence
• Consequently
• Because of that